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Bamburi town: Mombasa's sin city where rich aunties hide Ben tens

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They say if you want it to end in premium tears, date a lover from Bamburi fisheries area. Once a quiet, local place reserved for fishermen and their clients, Bamburi is now the second home to Nairobians and upcountry folks who have settled in Mombasa and slowly turned the area to a sin city where all nasty pleasures take place when darkness falls.
Nightclubs line up the roughly 800-metre stretch, with countless wines and spirits shops in and around the neighbourhood, and all blasting with music day and night.

Bamburi has become the new party zone, giving life to a 24-hour economy for hookers, restaurant owners, lodgings, hotels and now Airbnbs which have come popular.
In fact, most of Nairobi folks who want to get naughty and and fulfil their fantasis away from prying eyes of locals, are setting camp in Airbnbs. Here, they are assured of security and privacy minus strict hotel regulations.

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